This and That 02-08-09

the PDH

Published 6:00 pm, Saturday, February 14, 2009

PLAINVIEW'S BLACK Awareness Celebration will include Grand Alpha XI: An Event For and About Senior Citizens at 3:30 p.m. today at Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, 1801 N. Walter Griffin. Keynote speaker is the Rev. H.K. Thomas of New Jerusalem Baptist Church.

The 23rd annual Black Awareness and Martin Luther King Community Celebration will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 at Happy Union Baptist Church, 219 E. Givens, with the Rev. J.H. Ford of Lubbock serving as keynote speaker.

Also, a Youth Black Awareness Celebration, featuring a variety of activities showcasing talents of church youth, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Estacado Junior High.

All events are free and open to the public.

BARRIO REUNION meeting will be at 3 p.m. today at Holiday Inn Express. Anyone interested in helping or setting up a booth may attend. Spots for the memorial book with names of all barrio residents who have passed away will be sold for $1, and all names will be recited at the reunion with a balloon ceremony.

For more information call Elvia at 785-7738.

WAYLAND BAPTIST University School of Music will present Contemporary Music Project IV: Celebrating 100 Years, at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Wayland's Harral Auditorium. This year's project will feature works by composers who, like Wayland, are or are nearing 100 years and counting. The program will highlight composers born in the years 1906-1912 and will include commentary on the social and artistic climate of the day by Robert Black, associate professor of church music and music history.

WEST TEXAS Regional Scholastic Art Exhibition, featuring 625 works of art in a variety of media from young artists across the South Plains, is on view until Saturday in Wayland's Abraham Art Gallery. Admission is free.

TEADA SHORT of Plainview was one of 19 Temple college students who qualified for the Texas Community College Band Director's Association All-State Band, Choir or Jazz Band and will attend the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio Wednesday through Saturday. TeAda plays alto saxophone.

JUNIOR AMERICAN Cancer Society will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the PHS cafeteria.

A BLOOD drive will be held from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the United Blood Services donor bus at the Plainview Daily Herald, 820 Broadway. For an appointment call Kevin at 296-1360 or go to www.bloodhero.com (sponsor code: plvherald)

PHS PROJECT Graduation 2009 will be from 11 p.m.-3 a.m. May 29 at Main Event in Lubbock. Transportation will leave and return to First United Methodist Church. Breakfast and door prizes will be given to all students participating. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased by March 23 from Richard DeSoto at PHS.

THE PLAINVIEW All-City Honor Choir will perform in concert at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Plainview High School auditorium. These choir members are fourth, fifth and sixth graders who were selected by audition at the public school campuses. They have been rehearsing throughout this year with the music specialists from their individual campuses. The PHS Chamber Singers and A Cappella Choir also will perform.

The concert is free to the public.

A MEMORIAL FUND for Christopher Sanchez has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank.

A MEETING for parents of current PHS sophomores regarding scheduling for 2009-10 will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the PHS cafeteria. Topics include dual credit programs, work programs, college entrance testing, early graduation and the PEP program.

SWIM LESSONS at the YMCA, to be held from 5-5:45 p.m., begin Tuesday. Cost is $25 for members and $45 for non-members. Register at the Y, 313 Ennis, by Monday. For more information call Johnathan Bryant at 293-8319.

CAPROCK Community Action, 2813 W. Eighth, will accept appointments on March 1 for new CEAP (Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program) for low-income individuals who need assistance with their utility bills. Income that must be reported includes Social Security, SSI, veteran's payments, unemployment compensation, money from rental property, railroad retirement. Show proof of residency with a utility bill.

THE DOCUMENTARY "Tulia, Texas," produced by Cassandra Herrman and Kelly Whalen and focusing on the infamous 1999 Tulia drug bust, will be shown several times locally in the coming weeks. In Plainview the film can be seen on PBS station KTXT-TV channel 5 (SuddenLink Cable channel 5) at 9 p.m. Tuesday and at 10 p.m. Saturday. Tulia residents can see the film at 2 a.m. Thursday on KACV-TV Channel 2, (SuddenLink cable channel 3).

SOUTH PLAINS Obedience Training Club of Lubbock will host two AKC All Breed dog Obedience and Rally Trials at the South Plains Fairgrounds Merchants Building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 and 22. Admission is free. For more information call 794-1256 or visit the club's Web site at www.spotc.org

PHS JUNIOR parents will have a prom meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the high school. Prom is set for May 2.

AWARD-WINNING actor and writer Jaston Williams, who grew up in Olton, will present a writing workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Lubbock Civic Center meeting room. Cost is $25. The event is in conjunction with the premier of Williams' newest stage production, "Blame it on Valentine, Texas" and is a fund-raiser for the Lubbock Community Theatre. For more information call 806-749-2416.

CERTIFIED nurse aide class has been changed to Monday at South Plains College, 1920 E. 24th. Beginning keyboarding, floral design and American language classes have openings.

For more information call 296-9611, ext. 4304 or 4320.

PROVIDER'S PANTRY food orders will be taken until 5 p.m. Friday. Provider's Pantry allows individuals to purchase food boxes for approximately 50 percent off store prices. Food boxes are $30 and contain a variety of meats and other foods. To see an order form, go to www.collegeheightsbaptistchurch.org and at the bottom of the page see the Provider Pantry link for this month's menu. Pick up an order at College Heights, 802 Quincy Street. Lone Star Cards are accepted.

For more information call 293-3644.

PROVIDER'S PANTRY at Family Harvest Church, 1601 S. I-27, provides food boxes at a minimal cost. Orders can be placed at the beginning of the month to be received near the end of the month. Menus may be picked up and orders made at the church or by calling Kim Switzenberg at 296-9264 or 296-5506.

HALE COUNTY Junior Literacy Council is accepting applications for new members. All applicants must be sophomores, juniors or seniors. Applications can be picked up at the Hale County Junior Literacy Center, Eighth and Xenia, Plainview High School or from Plainview Christian Academy English teachers. Applications must be returned to teachers by Feb. 26. For more information call 291-1890.

THE INAUGURAL Covenant Hospital Plainview Foundation Gala, "Winter Wishes," will be Feb. 28 at Plainview Civic Center. The event will allow the foundation to further its mission of ensuring that current and future generations in Hale County receive quality, local healthcare. Sponsorships are available; individual tickets are $100.

CONFIDENTIAL heart health screenings will be given from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 19 at Accolade Homecare, 510 Ash Street, as part of Heart Health Month, a national initiative of the American Heart Association. For more information call 293-2990.

THE LUBBOCK Area Foundation is accepting classroom mini-grant applications from area teachers. The grants, ranging from $300-$1,000, can be used to purchase of special materials or resources for the classroom that are not available through other funding sources. The grant program is open to all South Plains region K-12 teachers from both public and non-public schools recognized by the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission and the Texas Commissioner of Education.

THE CRAIG-MITCHELL Grant, sponsored by Soroptimist of Plainview, will award a $750 grant to a woman who is a head of household and continuing her education to improve her status in life. Deadline is March 1.

For more information, call Rubye Henderson at 293-1749 or 729-5965.

THE LITERARY Lunch Bunch will meet at noon Feb. 24 at Wayland's Van Howeling Education Building, Room 104. The following books will be discussed: "Imperial Woman," by Pearl S. Buck; "The Last Lecture," by Randy Pausch; "Twilight," by Stephenie Meyer; and "Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity," by Bill O'Reilly.

MARCH READERS' Page will be published March 4. Readers are invited to submit original poetry, essays, features and photos to: Readers' Page, Box 1240, Plainview, TX 79072; bring them to The Herald at 820 Broadway; or e-mail to jessica@plainviewdailyherald.com. All submissions should include a name, town and daytime phone number.